PPP to support govt for economic stability, prosperity: President

LARKANA: President Asif Ali Zardari has said that Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) will continue to support the government for economic stability and prosperity in the country.

He was addressing the public gathering on the 45th death anniversary of Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto at Garhi Khuda Bakhsh Bhutto in Larkana on Sunday.

President Asif Ali Zardari said national interest was the top priority of the Pakistan Peoples Party and it will remain in touch with all political parties for the betterment of the country. He said Pakistan was blessed with vast potential of minerals and natural resources and it would emerge from current economic crisis through exploitation of these resources, the official news agency reported.

Paying tribute to Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, he said the Bhutto family always sacrificed their lives for the country and people. He said that the party’s leadership and workers accepted martyrdom for the sake of Pakistan.

“I faced jails with support of party workers,” he said, adding that the country was facing challenges due to wrong decisions of some people.

“We will strengthen the country’s economy,” he vowed.

President Zardari thanked the people for reposing their confidence in Pakistan Peoples Party in the general elections.